Re: Background image collection
On 14 Mar 2002, Mark Eichin wrote:
> This gets back to the data-isn't-software thread. (Or do people
> *want* debian packages of the USGS maps, so that xastir can suggest:
> them? I have about 13G here, and that's just the northeast...)
Well, the packages are far from ready! I hope that the
data section will start in the not so far future. I just started
the thread before beginning any work on the data just to ask
what people think. I do not really want to bloat the archive.
Perhaps you reread my first mail.
> As for screensavers, there's *already* a relevant package:
> chbg - A tool for changing the desktop background image in X11
> for using such images. Perhaps setting up a tool that would take a
> reviewed list of URLs and let the user select and download wallpaper
> easily would be more useful, and would let things like these images
> [which have no inherent need for "packaging", there's nothing
> especially important to wrap around them or index them or some
> specifically better place in the filesystem to put them...] stay on
> the web where they belong...
The Web images are of to poor resolution to give good quality background.
Web images might change their location. People could have poor bandwidth.
> Also, what license would these pictures be under? Here's a chance to
> do the next round of FDL rants but for pictures instead of text...
I'm looking for a reasonable free license for images. Any hints?
Kind regards
Andreas.
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